The farmer criticized his wife for being lazy. The next day, the wife went to work in the fields while the farmer took over her household chores. However, the farmer struggled with tasks like milking the cow and feeding the animals. That evening, the farmer was ashamed and did not criticize his wife again, and they lived happily together.
The farmer criticized his wife for being lazy. The next day, the wife went to work in the fields while the farmer took over her household chores. However, the farmer struggled with tasks like milking the cow and feeding the animals. That evening, the farmer was ashamed and did not criticize his wife again, and they lived happily together.
The farmer criticized his wife for being lazy. The next day, the wife went to work in the fields while the farmer took over her household chores. However, the farmer struggled with tasks like milking the cow and feeding the animals. That evening, the farmer was ashamed and did not criticize his wife again, and they lived happily together.
The farmer criticized his wife for being lazy. The next day, the wife went to work in the fields while the farmer took over her household chores. However, the farmer struggled with tasks like milking the cow and feeding the animals. That evening, the farmer was ashamed and did not criticize his wife again, and they lived happily together.
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A Farmer and His Wife
A farmer said to his wife, “You are lazy. You work
slowly and lethargically. You waste your time." The wife was angry at the words of her husband.
She said to her husband, “You are wrong. Stay at home
tomorrow. I will go to field. I will do your work there. Will you do my works at home here?" The farmer said happily, “Very well. I will do your works back at home." The wife said, “Milk the cow. Feed the pigs. Wash the utensils. Take care of our hen. Spin the yarn."
The woman went to the field. The farmer stayed back
at home. He took a vessel and went to the cow to milk it. He tried to milk the cow. He received a good kick. He then went to the pig-sty. He hit his head against the beam. He went to feed the hen. He forgot to spin.
The wife returned from the field when it turned
evening. The farmer hung down his head in shame. Thereafter he did not find fault with his wife. They lived happily together for a long time. A Good Boy An old woman wanted to cross a road. She was weak. Therefore she wanted help. She waited long. She waited alone.
She saw a large number of school boys. They were
laughing and talking. They were going home. So they were happy. They looked at the old woman. They did not help her. They walked on.
But one boy went to the old woman. He said to her,
“Mother! Do you want to cross the road? I will help you. I will take you to the other side."
The boy helped the old woman. He led her across the road. He did a good deed. He was happy. He said, “I helped somebody’s mother. So, somebody will help my mother in her old age."
“Dear God! Be kind to this good boy," said the old